Emails reveal deeper Mandelson–Epstein ties
TL;DR
DOJ-released emails show Lord Mandelson maintained a frank, often jokey friendship with Jeffrey Epstein before and after Epstein’s 2008 conviction, including discussions about Labour figures and Mandelson’s memoir. Keir Starmer says Mandelson misled him about the extent of the relationship ahead of Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador, and the bond appears to have cooled by 2012, with Mandelson insisting he never left Epstein’s side.
- 'I never left your side': Emails reveal more about Mandelson's Epstein friendship BBC
- Anger among Labour MPs grows over Starmer's handling of Mandelson-Epstein scandal BBC
- Thursday briefing: Will the Epstein files threaten Peter Mandelson’s legacy? The Guardian
- Britain’s worst political scandal of this century The Economist
- UK will release files about Mandelson's ambassador appointment as anger mounts over Epstein AP News
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